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What happened when the two teams met was nothing short of amazing. Paced by senior captain Tarik Campbell and a host of youngsters, including sophomore Darrin Rankin and freshman Kyle Snowden, the Crimson not only stayed close to the Quakers but led through much of the game...
Surprisingly, though, the team managed to compensate. Paced by the leadership of point guard Tarik Campbell (7.2 points per game, 164 assists), the surprising inside play of sophomore forwards Darren Rankin (12.3 ppg) and Mike Gilmore (10.8 ppg), and the solid all-around performance of freshman phenom Kyle Snowden, the team matched and even surpassed the play of the 1992-93 squad...
Shakur puts forth a lackluster version of the typical "Superfly" character. His Birdie is only slightly menacing and only slightly charismatic. Kyle becomes enamored of Birdie when they meet in a nightclub and Birdie hooks Kyle up with an attractive yet apparently mute woman in a mini-skirt...
...Shepard character isn't particularly compelling either. He was a big high school basketball star back in the seventies, but his career was cut short when he had a breakdown after the accidental death of his best friend, "Nutso." He now works as a security guard at Kyle's high school and broods in the hallways. With such a history, you'd think he would have some words of wisdom for the young Kyle, but he doesn't. He just broods in the hallways...
There are a few other characters in the film--Kyle's clowning pal Bugaloo (Marlon Wayans), Kyle's wise old white coach (David Bailey), Kyle's no-nonsense single mother (Tonya Pinkins)--but they don't really have that much to do. However, none of these things matter once the movie reaches the climactic five-on-five streetball tournament...